The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-15
Pith and Point.


name Of Soap Boz.
A HEALTHY crow will live hundred years
and yet never become acquainted with the
hollow and deceptive character of the scare
crow.
How to raise Strawberries at home--take
the edge Of the box between your thumb
and forefnger and lift gently.-Tbe dlbony
1rgus.
HOLLOWAY, the great quack pill man, who
recently died, has wlled his immense for
tune to stranger and left his aged sisters
penniless.
FEAR of the cholera led to a general clean
ing of the streets Of Santiago, in the Argen-
tine Confederation, and 10000 carloads of
refuse were removed.
No higher compliment could be paid to
the sect of the Quakers than the universal
surprise at the fact that one of them should
be found to be dishonest. Manchester Union.
The author of Home, Sweet Home"
never had home, and George Macdonald
who has eleven children, is the author of
Annals of Quiet Neighborhood. "-LeedS
Mercury.
IT has been computed that the death-rate
of the globe is sixty-seven minute, 81 ,79O a
day and 30 $3.50 S35 year, and the birth-rate
seventy minute, 100,S00 day and 36,792,-
600 year.
CAUSE and effect: Lon Baker presented
the editor with gallon of currant wine
horse ran into the fence on the square, broke
our buggy and threw us out.-AuStin (IOUa)
san.
A RUSSIAN has invented a new explosive,
called "Silotwar," which has ten times the
force of gunpowder and goes off without
smoke or noise. This will interest the
Gar who objects to so much racket and
confusion when he is blown up.
PECULIAR disease, known as the Pendel
tumor, has for some years past been preva-
lent among the Russian soldiers in the
Transcaspian territory. A special medical
commission has left st. Petersburg to in
vestgate the causes of the disease.
READERS of some of the London papers
frequently find a CHASTITY looking red human
skeleton pasted on conspicuous part of
their paper. This is not the work of the
publishers, but of an enterprising quack
doctor, who takes this way of advertising his
nostrums.
AN English paper tells wild tale about
an old German who has invented safe
that on its lock being tempered with throws
open its doors, sezes and drags and locks in
the burglar, and handouts and holds him in
readiness to be conducted to the police
| court in the morning.
THERE are phenomena to be seen in Ber-
lin; for instance, a restaurant where wait
| ers refuse fees and horse-cars which have
room " for one more,' according to Ameri-
can ideas, but which will not carry one
| passenger, great OF small, more imam the
number prescribed by law.
ONE day in the reading class they came
across the word 4" magnet" The teacher
asked how many knew what a magnet was.
| All the class was motionless for moment,
and then one little girl put up her hand 81
don't know" said the little girl, as / know
| what it is, but have seen 'em at home in
mothers cheese"
| REPRESENTATIVE BERIAH WILKINS tells
of an Indiana granger who recently called
on the President, shook hands with him
! vigorously and long, looked him over from
! head to foot, and then remarked: " Wa-al,
wa-al! Here | have been votin' for presi-
dents nigh on to fifty years, an I'll be gol-
| blasted eff you amt the fust one / ever seel
Jes shake agin, will yer?''
SENATOR HEARsT's son employs none but
! Harvard men on that newspaper of his.
When he finds himself short-handed he puts
the following message on the wire " Presi-
dent Eliot, Harvard College, Cambridge,
! Mass. Send at once in refrigerator cars two
good 'S7 men to be used as journalists. Men
who can read and write preferred-Hearst,
| journalist. minneapolis Tribune.
CONCERNING the Duke of Wellington,
there is a story which have never seen be-
| fore. 1t has already been a moot point
whether or not he was surprised " on the
eve of Waterloo. 1t is related by Rogers
that young lady, presuming on her beauty,
asked the duke pointblank if he was sur
| prised at Waterloo. I" Certainly not he
| said, " but | am now. Tor. Montreal Ga
| zette.
A MAN in New York has died from the eff
fects of a surgical operation for the removal
of an orange seed from his dppendir Uermi-
forn,is. The seed would have killed him if
| it hadn't been removed The doctor said
that there was probably a death a year at
New York from similar causes-swallowing
! orange, rasin or other seeds, or hard sub
stances If you must eat oranges it is bet
ter not to swallow the seeds.
READERS of Harper'S Magazine of thirty
years ago will be glad to know that Porte
Crayon," whose pen-and-pencil sketches of
life in the South in those days were so
charming, is passing peaceful and prosper
Gus old age in his native state, Virginia
His real name is David Hunter Strother,
and his service in the Union army during
the war of the rebellion entities him to the
title of general. General STROLLER is seventy
years of age and in perfect health.
A SINGULAR discovery has been made by
French naturalist-M. Guilmeth-n Tas-
mania. Three years ago he found in
grove of gigantic eucalyptus trees an i'm
mense deposit of what appeared to be wild
| honey. 1t had an odor suggestive of eu-
calyptus, and as a result of experiments
upon himself and his friends a distinguished
French physician has found it to be valu-
able therapeutic agent, possessing in re-
markabe degree the medical properties of
of Medicine is investigating the matter, and
it is asserted that the Tasmania honey is an
efficient and palatabe substitute for cod
liver oil, febrifuge and an antiparisitic.
EVERY year the ribad press takes delight
in contemplating the figures showing what
and how much is eaten by the sweet girl
creatures at Vassar College. The annual
report of the board of trustees has just
been submitted, and here are the statistics
for 1861: 1t shows that the young ladies
have eaten during the past year, among
other things 1000 pounds of fresh meat,
5000 pounds of smoked meat nearly 5000
pounds of turkey, over 1000 pounds of
chicken, nearly 1000 pounds of fish,
$1,000 clans, 14l gallons of oysters, 230
barrels of flour, 1900 pounds of butter,
5000 quarts of milk, $4,000 pounds of sugar,
10000 oranges and lemons, 1900 bananas,
over 1000 bushels of potatoes and 100000
buckwheat cakes
A PHYSICIAN residing in New Hope n. j..
has favorite dog, which usually meets his
master at the railroad on his return from
an excursion. On a recent occasion the
doctor did not find his faithful canine friend
at the station. On reaching the house the
doctor found the dog awaiting him on the
porch, with another dog in his company
AS the doctor passed into the house his
own dog remained outside, as well-bred
dogs are taught to do. But the strange
dog pushed in and overwhelmed the doctor
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